Table 2.

Evacuation experiences.

Evacuation experience
*Preparation for evacuation *Evacuated before the mandatory evacuation Prepared in advance in case No time to prepare Got personal belongings at home Picked-up children/animals	*The perceived traumatic nature of the evacuation *Traumatic *Chaotic *Stressful *Unpredictable	*Problems encountered while on the move Driving threw/near the flames Traffic *Road closed Out of gas/abandoned vehicules *Being separated from friends and family *Communication issues	*Assistance received and provided *Helped others/help received from others *No help First responders	Vulnerability conditions Being hospitalized Not knowing how to drive On foot Being in labor	Physical discomfort Eyes burning Breathing problems Asthma Injury	Relocation Permanent Temporary	No problem/no response Did not encounter any problems or did not answer the question

^*The asterisk indicates themes and sub-themes that emerged in the participants' verbatims at the 3-month and 3-year collect.